Read the following excerpt from a magazine carefully, and complete the activities. In Arizona, spring is the most beautiful time of year. The temperature usually ranges from sixty-five to ninety degrees Fahrenheit. Statistics show that the sun shines 89 percent of the time during the spring days.

Birds love Arizona in the spring. Children laugh and play, and families get together for picnics. Thousands of people like to go to the lake to water ski or swim, while others enjoy driving to the forest-covered mountains to camp and fish.

List at least one statement from each of the two paragraphs that is an opinion rather than a provable fact.

first paragraph:

second paragraph:

first paragraph: second paragraph:

First Paragraph:

"In Arizona, spring is the most beautiful time of year." This is an opinion, the author thinks that spring is the most beautiful, but someone elso could think that Autum is the most beautiful.

I'm not sure about the second paragraph, but I hope I helped you a little bit!

isn't this axel talking to his uncle?

the correct answer is "the rhythm and rhyme scheme add to an eerie and suspenseful tone". poetry is literature written in stanzas and lines that use rhythm to express feelings and ideas. poets will pay particular attention to the length, placement, and grouping of lines and stanzas. this is called form. lines or whole stanzas can be rearranged in order to create a specific effect on the reader.